How TNA factors into the WWE-NJPW story
One of the interesting side stories to the WWE-New Japan story this week is another player in the mix, TNA. Specifically, Mike Bennett & Maria Kanellis, who built a niche for themselves in New Japan […]
Japan News
New Japan – tons of developments at post-Tokyo Dome show
New Japan’s post-Tokyo Dome Show on Tuesday turned into a post-WrestleMania Raw with the number of developments taking place the night after the biggest show of the year. A rundown of the “New Year’s Dash” […]
1/4 New Japan Tokyo Dome News – Okada, Bullet Club, Shibata, ROH Title, more
1/4 NEW JAPAN TOKYO DOME SHOW NEWS & NOTES – Kazuchika Okada flipped the result from last year’s Wrestle Kingdom by retaining the IWGP World Title over G1 Climax winner Tanahashi in the main event […]
New Japan announces 2016 Schedule
During the “Wrestle Kingdom” Tokyo Dome Show on Monday, New Japan announced the big events through the first-half of their 2016 schedule, including the G1 Climax tournament. Jan. 5 – New Year’s Dash Jan. 17 – […]
IWGP World Champ to ROH, final NJPW roster set
Kazuchika Okada, the current IWGP World Hvt. champion, is returning to the U.S. for Ring of Honor’s 14th Anniversary PPV Weekend on February 26 & 27 in Las Vegas. ROH announced Wednesday that Okada will return to ROH, completing the […]
A.J. Styles talks wrestling future, finding the right deal, more
A.J. Styles and Jeff Hardy, 38, are separated by two months in age. Both wrestle a similar style and both have their own following of hardcore fans. Hardy is recovering from a serious leg injury suffered […]
Third NJPW star set for ROH’s Anniv. Weekend
Ring of Honor is starting to announce wrestlers from New Japan who will be part of the 14th Anniversary PPV Weekend on February 26 & 27 in Las Vegas. ROH announced Tuesday that former IWGP Jr. Hvt. […]
NJPW Tokyo Dome Updates – Briscoes vs. Bullet Club for new titles, more
UPDATE: Bullet Club and ROH tag team The Briscoes will be competing for new titles introduced at the “Wrestle Kingdom 10” Tokyo Dome Show on January 4. New Japan has announced the NEVER Openweight six-man […]
Is A.J. Styles interested in WWE?
In a new interview, A.J. Styles made it sound like feelers have been put out about his interest in WWE, but he has not been formally contacted about joining the NXT roster, which now features several […]
NJPW World Tag League Results & Standings – HONMA WINS
WEDNESDAY UPDATE: Honma & Togi Makabe won the 2015 World Tag League by defeating Naito & EVIL in the finals of the tournament. Honma & Makabe now turn their attention to the IWGP World Tag […]
Full Card for NJPW’s World Tag League finale this week
New Japan Pro Wrestling has announced the full line-up for their “World Tag League 2015” finale set for Wednesday (December 9) at Sendai Sun Plaza Hall. ROH stars are included in undercard matches, including ROH […]
Int’l star Zack Sabre departs NOAH, heading to U.S.
One of the top international wrestling stars in pro wrestling, Zack Sabre, Jr., is leaving the NOAH promotion in Japan. Now, he turns his attention to the U.S. and his U.K. homeland in 2016. Sabre wrestled […]
ROH confirms NJPW stars at Anniv. Weekend – first name announced
Ring of Honor officially announced Sunday that New Japan stars will be part of their 14th Anniversary Weekend in February 2016 in Las Vegas. ROH suggested New Japan involvement in a ticket announcement last week. Now, ROH […]
Report – Awesome Kong retiring
Japanese women’s promotion SEAdLINNNG is reporting that Awesome Kong (Kia Stevens) is retiring from wrestling. Stevens has not confirmed independently. The promotion announced that Kong pulled out of an upcoming show due to “poor health” and […]
WWE announces big int’l signing
WWE announced Thursday a big international signing – La Sombra (Manuel Alfonso Andrade Oropeza). La Sombra, who wrestled for CMLL in Mexico and New Japan, has signed a developmental contract and will report to the […]
ROH announces Japan tour dates
Ring of Honor will tour Japan on February 19 & 20 as part of their partnership with New Japan Pro Wrestling. ROH did not announce which stars will be on the tour, but ROH is […]
ROH Notes – Anniversary PPV tix, update on ROH/New Japan, COO Koff discusses COMET TV move, Sinclair, more
Ring of Honor News & Notes – ROH announced tickets going on-sale this week for their 14th Anniversary Weekend running February 26 and 27 in Las Vegas. Included is the 14th Anniv. PPV on Friday, Feb. […]
NJPW/ROH – Daniels & Kaz, Styles, other ROH stars part of Tag League
New Japan is bringing over top names from Ring of Honor for the annual Global Tag League tournament. Included is The Addiction (Christopher Daniels & Kazarian) heading to Japan for the first time as part of […]
Japan Notes – Major injury, full NJPW Power Struggle card, Sanada
– Rising New Japan star Kota Ibushi is out indefinitely with a “herniated cervical disc,” reports PuroresuSpirit.net. The serious-sounding injury will put Ibushi out of action for the remainder of 2015 into early 2016, meaning […]
Latest on WWE & New Japan working together
Earlier this month, Triple H talked about initial discussions with New Japan Pro Wrestling on doing business together. This week, the other side spoke on a potential working relationship. Mr. Kidani, the president of Bushiroad, which owns […]
Big matches set for NJPW’s “Power Struggle”
New Japan announced Monday most of the card for their next big event, “Power Struggle,” on November 7 in Osaka, Japan. Included is a main event of Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Karl Anderson for the IWGP […]
NJPW announces Jr. Hvt. tag tournament
New Japan Pro Wrestling has announced a big Jrs. Tag tournament scheduled to start October 24. The finals will take place at the “Power Struggle” PPV on November 7. This will be a single-elimination, eight-team […]